Destruction of peritrophic membrane and its effect on biological characteristics and activity of digestive enzymes in larvae of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
The mid gut in insects is usually lined with a peritrophic membrane (PM), which protects it from microbial infections and physical contact with ingested food. Calcofluor is an optical brightener that has strong chitin-binding properties, which disrupt the chitin-protein structure of PM. In this stud...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2015-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201502-0005_Destruction_of_peritrophic_membrane_and_its_effect_on_biological_characteristics_and_activity_of_digestive_enzy.php |